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Article: Vitamins, minerals and supplements 5: Overview of vitamin C
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- Community Practitioner
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- January 1, 2007
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In the fifth part of our occasional series on vitamins, minerals, and supplements, June Thompson gives an overview of vitamin C and the role it plays in the wellbeing of the individual, including its function and the potential impact on health that a deficiency may cause
In part six of this occasional series, June Thompson will look at the role of minerals
As previously discussed,1-3 vitamins are organic food substances found only in plants and animals and are essential to the normal functioning of the body. There are two types of vitamins: fat-soluble, which are stored in the body and include vitamins A, D, E and K, and water-soluble vitamins which include the B vitamins and vitamin C and ...